Immersion Learning

June 18, 1998|The Morning Call

Above, participants in the Wildlands Conservancy's Lehigh River Sojourn canoe near Treichlers Bridge Wednesday. About 104 people paddled from Walnutport to Whitehall Township, learning about ecology and the Lehigh along the way through riverside classes. Below, Parkland High School biology teacher Bob Miller (right) and recent Parkland graduate Amanda Kindt (left) talk to the group about water quality at a stop near the bridge. Miller, also of the Lehigh River Watch, talked about the results from a device that measures factors including water pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen. From this information, along with other tests, a river `map' can be made to determine its health.